Biography:
Chubby Checker is the stage name of Ernest Evans (born 3 October 1941), an American singer-songwriter best known for popularizing the dance The Twist with his 1960 song "The Twist". In September 2008, "The Twist" topped Billboard's list of the most popular singles to have appeared in the Hot 100 since its debut in 1958.
He was born in Spring Gulley, SC, USA, and raised in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended South Philadelphia High School with Frankie Avalon and Fabian.
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Other songs:
- Birdland
- Dance The Mess Around
- Hey, Bobba Needle
- Hooka Tooka
- Let's Twist Again
- Limbo Rock
- Loddy Lo
- Mashed Potato
- Popeye The Hitchhike
- Reelin' And Rockin'
- The Hucklebuck
- The Twist
- Twistin' Usa
- Birdland The Dance
- Dancin Party
- Do The Freddie
- Do The Mess Around
- Good Good Lovin
- Hey Bobba Needle
- Hucklebuck
- Lazy Elsie Molly
- Lets Limbo Some More
- Lets Twist Again
- Lovely Lovely
- Mashed Potato Time
- Peppermint Twist
- Pony Time
- Popeye The Hitchhiker
- Slow Twistin
- Surf Party
- The Fly
- The Weekends Here
- Twenty Miles
- Twist
- Twist It Up
- Twistin Usa
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Lazy Elsie Molly:Chubby Checker.
#40 on BB Hot 100 on PARKWAY Records
in 1964.
INTRO: Abm7 B Em7
CHORUS:
E B
Lazy, Lazy Elsie Molly, a-put the pack back
E
on your back.
E B
Lazy, Lazy, Elsie Molly, carry it on down to
E
the railroad track.
#1.
E
There's a girl down by the railroad tracks
B E
used to carry coal on her back.
E B
Til she met that gentleman Jack, that Lazy
E
Elsie Molly.
CHORUS:
E B
Lazy, Lazy Elsie Molly, a-put the pack back
E
on your back.
E B
Lazy, Lazy, Elsie Molly, carry it on down to
E
the railroad track.
#2.
E B
Elsie Molly been a lookin' so fine, she won't
E
go to work in the mine.
E B
She lays in bed till eight or nine, that Lazy
E
Elsie Molly.
CHORUS:
E B
Lazy, Lazy Elsie Molly, a-put the pack back
E
on your back.
E B
Lazy, Lazy, Elsie Molly, carry it on down to
E
the railroad track.
BRIDGE:
E B
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo..dit-dit-doo-doo-doo-
E
doo-doo..dit-dit-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo.
E B E.....F
A put the pack back on your back.
#3.
F
Jack and Elsie's been a struttin' around, he bought
C F
her a wig and a purple gown.
F C
Now, she's the best dressed miner in town, that Lazy
F
Elsie Molly.
CHORUS:
F C
Lazy, Lazy Elsie Molly, a-put the pack back
F
on your back.
F C
Lazy, Lazy, Elsie Molly, carry it on down to
F
the railroad track.
INTERLUDE:(Whistling:) F C F
C F
(Girl a-put that pack back on your back.)
CHORUS:
F C
Lazy, Lazy Elsie Molly, a-put the pack back
F
on your back.
F C
Lazy, Lazy, Elsie Molly, carry it on down to
F.......Gb
the railroad track.
OUTRO:
Gb Db
Lazy, Lazy Elsie Molly, put the pack back on
Gb
your back..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
#40 on BB Hot 100 on PARKWAY Records
in 1964.
INTRO: Abm7 B Em7
CHORUS:
E B
Lazy, Lazy Elsie Molly, a-put the pack back
E
on your back.
E B
Lazy, Lazy, Elsie Molly, carry it on down to
E
the railroad track.
#1.
E
There's a girl down by the railroad tracks
B E
used to carry coal on her back.
E B
Til she met that gentleman Jack, that Lazy
E
Elsie Molly.
CHORUS:
E B
Lazy, Lazy Elsie Molly, a-put the pack back
E
on your back.
E B
Lazy, Lazy, Elsie Molly, carry it on down to
E
the railroad track.
#2.
E B
Elsie Molly been a lookin' so fine, she won't
E
go to work in the mine.
E B
She lays in bed till eight or nine, that Lazy
E
Elsie Molly.
CHORUS:
E B
Lazy, Lazy Elsie Molly, a-put the pack back
E
on your back.
E B
Lazy, Lazy, Elsie Molly, carry it on down to
E
the railroad track.
BRIDGE:
E B
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo..dit-dit-doo-doo-doo-
E
doo-doo..dit-dit-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo.
E B E.....F
A put the pack back on your back.
#3.
F
Jack and Elsie's been a struttin' around, he bought
C F
her a wig and a purple gown.
F C
Now, she's the best dressed miner in town, that Lazy
F
Elsie Molly.
CHORUS:
F C
Lazy, Lazy Elsie Molly, a-put the pack back
F
on your back.
F C
Lazy, Lazy, Elsie Molly, carry it on down to
F
the railroad track.
INTERLUDE:(Whistling:) F C F
C F
(Girl a-put that pack back on your back.)
CHORUS:
F C
Lazy, Lazy Elsie Molly, a-put the pack back
F
on your back.
F C
Lazy, Lazy, Elsie Molly, carry it on down to
F.......Gb
the railroad track.
OUTRO:
Gb Db
Lazy, Lazy Elsie Molly, put the pack back on
Gb
your back..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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